GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which comes with clock speeds of 1392 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 3072 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 768 SPUs as well as 48 TAUs and 24 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		135 Watts
	Difference: 60 Watts (80%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be much faster than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		62080 MB/sec
	Difference: 23936 (39%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit (approximately 61%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92). (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		41600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 25216 (61%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is superior to the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92), by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 23008 (221%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.